Head - Buying - Retail

Job Title : Manager Buying

Job Purpose - To manage product and pricing strategy with a keen eye on customer needs and future fashion trends

- Driving sales by ensuring the right product mix by efficient planning and monitoring

- Gross Margin enrichment through pricing

- Inventory control through monthly inventory analysis

I spend - Merchandising Strategy

To devise a buy plan post product performance review and inventory turn.

Option wise pricing in line with budgeted multiples and pricing strategy with planning team.

- Order Management

Place season buys in line with OTB.

Co-ordinate product launch and shipments with HQ

Define launch plan at stores

- Gross Margin Management

Product pricing strategy to manage budgeted multiples

Optimizing Logistics cost

Discount budget management

- Sell Though Management

Though best seller management, planning stock rotation and restricting loss of sale.

- Partner Management

Relationship management with all partners - Brand partners, e commerce and third party

- Product training

Product knowledge as per mystery shopping parameters.

Product training to stores.

Experience - 5-8 years of experience in the Buying/Merchandising function

- Demonstrate strong business understanding with flair for fashion retailing.

- Self-starter.

- Exceptional communicator and good at interpersonal skills

The people I need to work with Within function

- Buying Head

- Business Manager/Head

- Store staff Outside function

- Training Manager

- Retail Operations

- Visual merchandiser